Elizabeth Olsen got her start acting alongside older sisters Mary-Kate and Ashley but soon emerged as a promising talent in her own right. Today her burgeoning career, already marked by challenging and complex roles, includes upcoming projects with seasoned professionals like Dakota Fanning, Catherine Keener and Jane Fonda. But her breakout performance came at this year's Sundance Film Festival with a luminous and layered portrayal of a young woman recently free of an all-consuming cult in Sean Durkin's Martha Marcy May Marlene. With this sensitive and affecting portrait, Olsen's rising star reaches the brightest points in the firmament of independent cinema.
Join us for the Spotlight program and conversation with Elizabeth Olsen, followed by a screening of Martha Marcy May Marlene.
Elizabeth Olsen will be presented with the MVFF AWARD, designed by celebrated artist Alice Corning.
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MARTHA MARCY MAY MARLENE
US 2011 • 101 MINS
Martha is a young woman damaged by two years in a Family-styled cult who attempts to readjust to society and reconnect with her sister in this assured directorial debut, a sensitive and atmospheric rendering of a sensational subject.
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